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Shorten Mast on Catalina 50 for ICW Sam Morgan at 3:09am 10.17.05 Big Boats 3/2075 My mast is 65'high, plus the transducer, Windex and flexible VHF antenna, for a total of =/- 67'. I
Water Pump failure texastom at 2:43am 10.17.05 Big Boats 8/921 New problem for my 37.5. The fresh water pump stopped working this weekend. I'm pretty sure it is ge
Bow Crunched (w/picture) Rich L at 2:08am 10.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/819 I crunched my bow in high winds last week on Lake Erie. Hit a dock I-beam edge which sheared the dec
Heading South Nice N Easy at 1:55am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 10/986 What a year. After Katrina, and loosing the house, I ended up in Connecitut to visit a lady friend.
Lowering Boom on Mast for moderate breezes (COE) Sav'h Steve at 1:33am 10.17.05 Day Sailers 8/1701 When I'm out sailing in 15 knots or so in the tidal rivers, I have had to feather the main to floggi
cleaning tip Justin_NSA at 1:32am 10.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/826 I didn't see anything on the IdaSailor site; I was looking for a good way to clean the scum off of m
Looking for Catalina 18 feejer at 1:21am 10.17.05 Smaller Boats 3/1080 Hello: I'm looking for a new or used Catalina 18. Does anyone know of any dealers here in
AC Units and setup Jack at 12:19am 10.17.05 Big Boats 4/869 I'm planning on installing a 16K AC unit on my 2000 340. What suggestions do you have as to models.
Bottom sanding now ?? Nichole at 12:14am 10.17.05 Big Boats 7/938 My boat is coming out next week for the winter layover. Any thoughts on getting a head start with t
Backing Plates Gerard A. Holker at 12:13am 10.17.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1055 Are there backing plate kits available for a 1984 C27. I've thought about installing backing plates
Missing fiberglass fairing - trailing edge of keel Robert Kiraly at 12:12am 10.17.05 Other Sailboats 3/1108 I just pulled my Pearson 10M out for winter storage and was shocked to find that the trailing fiberg
New owner needs mast Stan at 12:04am 10.17.05 Other Sailboats 8/853 Hey fellow Pearson owners I have recently purchased a P30 in pretty bad shape. My main questions wer
New owner needs mast Stan at 12:04am 10.17.05 Other Sailboats 0/730 Hey fellow Pearson owners I have recently purchased a P30 in pretty bad shape. My main questions wer
QUESTION for MAC-X owners about MOTORING ??? Louis Holub at 12:03am 10.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1077 Would some MAC-X owners advise about motoring my 1999 Mac-X. I would like to MOTOR without a full BA
Looking for other Catalina 22 owners in NJ Mike at 12:03am 10.17.05 Smaller Boats 1/1106 Hi,Just wondering how many other Catalina 22 sailors are out there in NJ. I sail on Barnegat Bay a
Center Board Cable Issue William Putman at 11:37pm 10.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/925 I recently removed my H22 from the lake for the season. Once the boat was perfectly center on the tr
Free Chesapeake Bay NOAA charts Jared at 11:29pm 10.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/919 Someone forwarded this to me. It has free charts in PDF format for the Chesapeake Bay. It is an ex
Leaking Shaft Packing Gland...How to Fix? Bob at 10:47pm 10.16.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/6406 During motoring this past weekend I noticed that water was spinning out of the propeller shaft packi
Crunched Bow (pics) Rich L at 10:22pm 10.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/669 I crunched my bow in high winds last week on Lake Erie. Hit a dock I-beam edge which sheared the dec
Crunched Bow (pics) Rich L at 10:16pm 10.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/753 I crunched my bow in high winds last week on Lake Erie. Hit a dock I-beam edge which sheared the dec

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Found a 2003 C310 (2) marchem at 4:47pm 05.10.21 I tried but there isn't room in there for them to be in that orientation. Are you running 4 GC?
H26 waterline / water flowing into gas locker on tack Crazy Dave Condon at 4:46pm 05.10.21 Thaniel, I will handlythis
Can you climb the mast on a Hunter 26? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:44pm 05.10.21 Sent a private message. I designed that mast raise system for hunter.along with other things. Also
Survey on C310 #217 KZW at 4:41pm 05.10.21 Great, what I will likely end up doing is putting tape to the wooden flag pole I currently have as
Old Hunter 22 mast spreader question Crazy Dave Condon at 4:40pm 05.10.21 Your mast I think was built by Kenyon Isomat. Deal with Rig Rite as you can get parts from them
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? Richard19068 at 4:39pm 05.10.21 Could replace fiddle block with one that has a clevis pin and ring ding like I have on my Hunter 46
Hardware Rigging sail sfbay at 4:32pm 05.10.21 If your winch is not self tailing then either purchase a wincher (plastic specially molded rings tha
Max Prop - shaft and hub tightness cagreen75 at 4:30pm 05.10.21 I would remove the prop from the shaft and assemble it on the bench. If the prop works without bindi
H23.5 1993 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:21pm 05.10.21 Hate to tell you but the FAA did not fully investigate and the military is not happy. Being a pilot
Hunter 28 Seacock "Patch" Tally Ho at 4:19pm 05.10.21
Nasty Surprise Tally Ho at 4:13pm 05.10.21 First thing to check would be your Y valve...not sure how else you end up with stuff in the water.
H38 Traveler "Upper Sheave" - can anybody post a picture or explain? alexkom at 4:12pm 05.10.21 This YouTube video shows the upper sheaves (14) Hunter Sailboat Cockpit Arch - YouTube. Are they mi
Hardware Rigging rhomberg at 4:11pm 05.10.21 Thanks, My track car Block is no good so I can't try it out first. I have no cleat after my winch,
Hunter 28 Seacock "Patch" AndyBC at 4:10pm 05.10.21 Congrats on the purchase! I bought my 91 Hunter 28 just 5 months ago. 3 of the 4 seacocks were sol
Anchor locker windlass on a First 40.7? Babette04 at 3:56pm 05.10.21 I had a piece of plastic cut to match the outline of the windless For my B323 I used a Lewmar ProFi
Nav info on tv? Davidasailor26 at 3:53pm 05.10.21
Anchor locker windlass on a First 40.7? (2) Babette04 at 3:52pm 05.10.21 I would like to install an electric windlass in the anchor locker on a 2002 First 40.7. It looks l
The Dinghy Diaries YVRguy at 3:51pm 05.10.21 Hi Doug, we've always had inflatables on our boats and I dislike towing them for the reason you cit
Nav info on tv? Tally Ho at 3:49pm 05.10.21 What is the input to the TV? A laptop or some other nav instrument?
Changing bulb nav station gooseneck light JamesG161 at 3:48pm 05.10.21 I use these tools to gently pry off boat light covers. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-4-Piece-Hous

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